RTL promised “horrific shots” of flood-affected areas: Reporter Susanna Olin reported on clean-up work in Bad Münsterville and appeared to be covered in mud – obviously the photos conveyed that, she handled it herself and got herself sloppy in the process.

RTL considers images to be credible

Now one on social media Anonymous video It appeared on the rooftop, where Ohlen and her TV crew can be seen standing in the middle of trash and rubble and presumably waiting for filming to start. At one point Olin bends down and reaches a puddle of water, apparently spreading brackish water across her face. The impression arises that she deliberately made herself sloppy with television images in order to appear personally affected.

RTL considers the images from a house to be credible, but it wants to get to the heart of the claims internally. Our reporter’s approach is clearly at odds with journalistic principles and our own standards. “So we gave it off on Monday after we became aware of it,” a spokeswoman for RTL said on Thursday. was before “picture” And the «tz» mentioned.

Ohlin also serves as a presenter for RTL magazine “Guten Morgen Deutschland”, where the report was broadcast from the flood areas. Among other things, he already drove through the «forest camp».